240 IX ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS
(9.14.2) Under the same assumptions as in (9.14.1), there exists a power
oo
series g^z) = ]T cnzn, convergent for \z\ < rl9 and a power series in 1/z and
00
without constant term, g2(z) = £ dnz~n, convergent for \z\ >r0, such that
/(z) = gi(z) + 92(2) in S (" Laurent series" of/). Moreover the power series
gly g2 having these properties are unique, and, for every circuit y in
S, we have

1
A »Wc»~2rci

By (9.9.4) we have
1 f f(x)dx » „ r , . ., If /(*)<&
— £^J—=yCnZ» for |z| < rt with cn = — 1 ,
27cfjn x-z n=0 27rfJ7i x
the series being convergent for |z| <r^ On the other hand, for |z| > r0,
|x| == r0, we have

1 « x'1"1
J n
Z — A M=i Z

where the right-hand side is normally convergent for \x\ = r0 (z fixed); by
(8.7.9), we get

— f
2mjy
n
with dn = — xn~ lf(x) dx,
n
M ;
x-z " n 2niJQ
the series being convergent for |z| > r0 . This proves the first part of (9.14.2).
Suppose next we have in S

(9.14.2.1) /(z)=Ia.z" + f;&.z-"
n=0 n=l
both series being convergent in S; let first y be a circuit in S, defined in I;
there are points t, t' in I such that y(t) = inf y(s) = r and y(t') = sup y(s) = r'

sel sel
(3.17.10), hence r0 < r ^ y(s) ^ r' < rl for any s e I. But, for r < |z| < rf,
both series in (9,14.2.1) are normally convergent (9.1.2), hence by (8.7.9),
for any positive or negative integer m

z) dz
= f an \ zn+™-1 dz + ^bn f z-»- 1 dz.
n=0 Jy M~l Jy
As zfc+1/(^ + 1) is a primitive of zk for k ^ -1, we have f zfe rfz = 0 for
Jer
any circuit cr; (9.14.2) then follows from the definition of the index.
If now y is in S, we remark that there is an open ring S1:
(1 — e)r0 < |z| <(1 + s)r1 contained in A (3.17.11), and we are back to
the preceding case.